Cushion-tire.



En sinL c'AsnnazEcLnr, or onIcAco, ILLINOIS. 'i

CUSHION-Tran.

To all -wzom it may' concern:

Be 1t known that l, CASIMIR ZEGLEM a V citizen of the United States, land a resident of Chicago, in the count)T of Cook and` State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Cushion-Tires; and l do `hereby declare that the folloi'ving is a full, clear, andv exact description thereof,

reference beinghad to the .accompanying drawings, and to the letters of' reference vmarked thereon, ijfhich'forni' a partof this specifica-tion.

This` invention relates to .improvements `in cushioned vehicle tiresy and refers more specifically to improvements in the tires d esigned to afford' protection against puncturesor other injuries tothe tire lWhile in use, While retaining the cushion properties 'of the The inventionconsists'in thematters heremafterfset forth and more particularly point- `ed out-in the appended claims.

'ln the dra'vvlngs-:Figure 1 is a cross-section takengthrough -a doubletube orclencher tire made mf accordancewvith my invention.

Fig. 2 is fan enlarged. section, taken on line 2-.2 of Figi 1; Fig. .3 is a section, taken onf vline 3.43 of l5`ig..2.V

My..invention'isherein shownfas embodied in a double tube or 'clencher tire composed of an outer sheath Aand an inner inflatable .and deflatable tube B. The sheath is made-of layer A1 of rubber or like material and an inner layer of fabric A2 ofcloseb7 Woven, soft fiber strands of high tensile strength. The said fabric is foffmulti-plyconstruction, 'it' comprising a numberv of superpos'ed'filling or weft threads a; which are bound-together-in a' single thickness mass by thejwarp threadsfal which are interlaced fromA one 'side to `the other 'of the fabric, -as shown more clearly in .Fig 2. Thisjmann'er weaving the fabric .produces an exceedingly compact andn npenetrable shield or layer which serves vto resist penetration bysharparticles.. j

. When my invention is embodied inthe type of tire herein' shown, the' fabric'layer or memberof thetire'f'magT beweren-in the form' of an elongated -latstrip ofthe required length to extend circumferentially aboutthe tire, and'proper Width to extend fr-orn sideto side of the tire"s'heath.. The said strip'is thereafter united to the rubber, layer of the sheathundeipre'ssurejand in the presence of 1 heat, in,such'mannerithatfthe surface ofthe rubber of said layer adjacentztoftlie surface .duce a unitary sheath structure.

vtreatment of. the'l fabric toWhich reference' z Patented J' an. 14, 1908.

ofthe fabric layer becomes softened, and the softened parts are forced' into 'the surfaceinterstices of the fabric. When the arts are cooled theT are permanently' `unitedJ to pro- The pressure applied to the fabric When uniting the saine With the rubber layer of the shield is such aste permanently compact and render .more dense the fabric structure thus adding to its resistance to penetration. A matirial which l lhave used AWith successful results is Japanese silk'butit will .be understood that o thermaterials having the same' general. properties, as to tensile strength; elasticity 'of fiber' and capacity forclose Weaving may .\be employed, The fabric, preparatoryto being united l With the rubber -member or layer of the sheath, may belimpregnated with arubber'75 solution by mixing the rubber With, ,a pro er solvent and evaporating the solvent a ter.,- `the fabric lis impregnated. This I have 'found to materialfpT vincrease the irnpenet-r-a'f bility of the tires. have also found that a puncture 4of a tire made with the 'fabric herein'- described isfollowed by a tendency-to close;l the puncture-openiiig1, thisjbeing due to thel character ofthe Wearing and probably Vto the' hasb'eeninade." Y ln Weavinq'the fabricstrip for the type of tire herein illustrated, the warp threads, at"` the longitudinal center of the strip, ,o iftliati.k constitutingthe tread portion-of the fabric 9 0' layer ofthe tire, are pressed'.-coinpactly twl f gether yin .the weaving operation, as indi-f;v cated in Fig.4 '1, While the'warp threads` at;- the f cargins' are more loosely'woven'in. the." fabric.- This arrangementprovides flexible "9,5 margins for. the' strip Which-are readily niajde intothe; sidesof the sheath, Whilethe ca pacity of the treadV ortion `thereof" to lresist penetrationfisgreaty increased,

The sheath i's'provided at its margins Witlrl the.; 'usual mt'uginal."ribs or enlargements.; C5@ designed forv interlocking engagement. .with thejundercut'il'anges 4d' 'd of-'the Wheely'grim D.. The yielding layereof the sheath isf thickened at l:its tread afamiliar ,ma-imei Aand 'may be reinforced by embeddingstrips of fabr'icmh'erein. The 'flexible marginsof'- the fabric are herein shown as extenc'ling over." the outer .sidesof the marginal, interlocking" ribs ofthe sheath and are turnedinwardlyA o ver the-"inner side's'of said ribs. A cover c2 made ofcanvas or othersuitable material is ap lied to said fabric on the inner side of the s cath and extends over and outside of .the ribs in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

' sible, reinforces the sheath against internal plosion proof.

'pressure tending to disrupt the same, such as 'oc'curs upon explosion of the inner vor iufiatabletube. The tire. vthus becomes ex A further feature'of importance in the use of the silk and like fabric woven as described (in addition to 'those before referred to) is] that :it shows a much greater cohesion to the v rubber than' materials heretofore used, thus Acontact with a roadway and carrying a load,

-producing a highly efficient and reliable connection between the rubber member of the sheath and the fabric reinforcing member.

.A further additional feature of advantagearisin from the use of the fabric layer herein descri ed is that pressure on the tire, tend l l l l l ing to displace the strands of the, fabric relativel to each other, due either to the tangential pull on the tire when rotating in or to contact with bodies tendingto indentA ,or puncture the same, does-iiot cause friction due to relative slipping of the strands upon each other, such as occurs in a stili'er The tendency of the or less pliable fabric.

tire to overheat, therefore, on account. of

such friction is largely, if not altogether. overcome. The term cushion as applied to the tire herein is intended to include all "forms of yielding or resilient tires to which my invention may be" applied. I claim as niy invention:

1. In a cushion tire, an outer rubber layer e on which is fornied the .tread and an inner i flexible inultifply fabric made of closely woven fiber strands hayinv' high tensile strength, wherein the lillinf; threads are super osed one on the other and the closely s acct warp threads are interlaced thi'oijigh eresie superposed one on the other and the closely spaced warp threads are interlaced through the filling threads entirely from one side of the fabric to the other, thus binding the superposed filling threads together in a mass of 4single thickness to produce a thick com pact fabric, thema-terial of said rubber layer being pressed into the surface interstices of the fiber to permanently oin the rubber and fabric together, said filling threads being` straight and. inextensiblc and extending around the cross-section of the tire.

2l. In a cushion tire, an outer rubber layer on which is formed the tread, and an inner flexible, niulti-ply layer nia-de of closely woven fiber strands having high tensile strength wherein the filling threads are superposed one on theother and the warp threads are interlaced through the filling threads .entirely from one side to the other of the fabric to bind the superposed fillinff threads` in anlass of single thickness, said werp threads extending circ-uinferentially of the tire and pressed coinpa'ctly together at the tread portion of the tire and being woven more loosely in the fabric at the sides thereof 4. In a cushion tire, an outer rubber layer in which-is` formed the tread and an iiincr icxible niulti-ply fabric made of closely woven silken strands, 'wherein the filling threads are sui'ierposed one on the other and the closely spaced warp threads are interlaced through the filling threads entirely from one side of the fabric to the other, thus binding the supcrposed filling threads together in a mass of single thickness to produce a thick compact fabric, the material of said rubber layer being pressed into the surface interstices of the iber to permanently join the rubber and fabric together.

5. lfii a cushion tire, a tl ck reinforcing silken fabric of niulti-ply structure, wherein thc filling threads, aresupcrposed one upon the other and are uiiitcd by the warp threads tie filling threads entirely from onel side of Q the fabric to the other, thus binding the superposed filling of single thickness` to inoduce a thick conithreadsl together in a massi vpact fabric, the material of said rubber layer beine' pressed into the surface iiit'ersticcs of the fiber to. er'niaiiently join the rubber and fabric toget ier.`r

2. In a cushion tire, anV outer rubber layer on which is formed the. tread and an inner flexible inulti-ply""fabrio made of closely.,

woven fiber strands having lhigh tensile strength, wherein the filling threads are which are interlaced through the filling threads entirely from one side to the other of the fabric.

f5. .ln a cushion tire, a thick reinforcing silken fabric of iiiiiltii, ly structure, wherein the 'filling threads, are superposed one upon the other and are united by the warp threads which are interlaced tl'irough the fillingthreads entirely from one .side to the other ol' thc fabric, said fabric being woycn coin- 'partly at its central or .tread portion and being-foren loosely at the sides thereof.

ln testimony, Vthat I vclaim ,the 'foregoing afs iny invention I alfixiniy sig'gfiia'turic` iii thc pi'cscncc of ,two ii'itncsses, this ltltlrdzay of Jzinuary", 'A D 19071.,l

(lASliill't '/.lGlil Witnesses;

d irrt-iii L. HALL, GEORGE R. WIILKINS. 

